Ruby on Rails Engineer
Location: US, CA, Pasadena
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Internet
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Sellbrite (#URL_5e1cc5ff080aad151d691e17100743a1df1804384b29d0dc4b242961239309b3#) is a web-based ecommerce solution for online retailers that simplifies multi-channel selling.  We offer retailers a simple, yet powerful, integrated platform that allows them to easily list and sell their products on multiple online marketplaces and ecommerce solutions, as well as manage and sync all of their inventory and orders.We’re on a mission to level the playing field for all retailers, giving them equal access to every buyer on the web, and to help our customers grow their businesses beyond their wildest dreams.  We believe that simplicity is the key ingredient in our success, and we believe in doing things better than they’ve ever been done before.Founded in late 2011, Sellbrite is backed by the Pasadena-based incubator, Idealab.We like big thinkers with small egos who believe in our goal to build a uniquely impactful, long-lasting tech company. Our vision is to fundamentally change forever how retailers do business online.

Job description:
About SellbriteSellbrite (#URL_5e1cc5ff080aad151d691e17100743a1df1804384b29d0dc4b242961239309b3#) is a web-based ecommerce solution for online retailers that simplifies multi-channel selling.  We offer retailers a simple, yet powerful, integrated platform that allows them to easily list and sell their products on multiple online marketplaces and ecommerce solutions, as well as manage and sync all of their inventory and orders.We’re on a mission to level the playing field for all retailers, giving them equal access to every buyer on the web, and to help our customers grow their businesses beyond their wildest dreams.  We believe that simplicity is the key ingredient in our success, and we believe in doing things better than they’ve ever been done before.Founded in late 2011, Sellbrite is backed by the Pasadena-based incubator, Idealab.We like big thinkers with small egos who believe in our goal to build a uniquely impactful, long-lasting tech company. Our vision is to fundamentally change forever how retailers do business online.Who We're Looking ForWe are looking for a Ruby on Rails Engineer that is passionate about building amazing web applications. The ideal candidate should have practical experience in the ecommerce space. He or she should be fun, energetic, creative, comfortable with ambiguity and risk taking, collaborative, and have a great sense of humor.We’re still in the early stages of product development, so you will get to influence the entire new pieces of the product. You'll also be working with and collaborating with other experienced technical and non-technical people that are already on the team, and will be reporting to the CTO. ResponsibilitiesImplement the company's product development visionCultivate a hacker/get-shit-done cultureSet strategic directions for the engineering team by guiding technology decisions and developing tech talentArticulate clear goals to meet that strategy and track key metrics to measure success

Requirements:
Deep technical knowledge of Ruby on RailsExperience deploying applications on Heroku a plusExperience with Postgres and Postgres specific datatypes such as arrays, hstore, json.Database maintenance, replication, sharding, performance tuning.RESTful JSON APIs, eCommerce APIs, Sidekiq, Redis, OAuth2, Omniauth, Git and test-driven developmentHands-on experience with Amazon and/or eBay APIs a HUGE plus2+ years of e-commerce experience3-5 years in web application coding experienceLean, agile development methodology About YouAn optimistic person with a positive outlook on lifeYou should have a passion for clean code and be comfortable with test-driven development, quick turnarounds, rapid deployments, and quickly responding to surgesYou go above and beyond because hacking is a part of who you areWilling to work hard and play hardCurious about new technologiesAn excellent communicationAble to have a really good time on this amazing journey

Benefits:
Salary: CompetitiveEquity: Stock options at a very early stageBe a very early team member of a promising young companyHave fun in the startup scene with a great teamLearn a ton!